PTA PRESIDENT BANNED FROM SCHOOL GRADUATION DUE TO HER ATTIRE
Head of the Belmont Secondary School Parent and Teacher Association Shurlanda Malcolm claims she was denied the opportunity to bring greetings at the school’s graduation yesterday. Malcolm, who is also chair of the local school board, told Guardian Media that the school’s acting principal sent a message informing her that she could not give the greeting or present an award to past teachers because of her attire.
Speaking outside the school yesterday, Malcolm said this was the first time in her nine years as PTA president that her attire has even been in question. She blamed the situation on what she described as a strained relationship between her and an official at the school.
“I was told by a teacher that the principal did not want me to bring greetings on behalf of the PTA, and she doesn’t want me to go on the stage because of my dress code. I was like, OK?’”
Malcolm claimed she was supported by some teachers who walked out of the ceremony
